Tourists were turned away in Queens on Sunday to make way for another emergency shelter for asylum seekers. It comes as Mayor Eric Adams says the federal government isn't doing enough to help. LisaRoznerTV reports.
Adams said the city has spent over $1 billion and is projected to spend close to $4.3 billion, yet the federal government has only provided $30 million.
"Thirty million dollars comes nowhere near what the city is paying for a national problem," Adams said.Adams said it would be more helpful if the federal government directed where migrants are moved throughout the United States. He said he has traveled to Washington several times. "I had a conversation with FEMA about a financial allocation and proper resources to the city and communications with the White House on several occasions," Adams said,"and it's just, again, unfair to the city of New York and all about cities to carry the burden of a national problem."
CBS2 reached out to the White House for comment Sunday, but did not hear back by our broadcast deadline.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Mayor Eric Adams vows to catch ‘people responsible’ for shooting 13-year-old Staten Island boy“This… really breaks my heart to have a 13-year-old child shot… We will find the people responsible,” Mayor Adams said.
Read more »
Mayor Adams to decide on 'Homeless Bill of Rights' that allows homeless encampments outsideThe City Council unanimously approved a 'Homeless Bill of Rights' last month that would make New York the first big U.S. city to establish an explicit right to sleep in at least some public places.
Read more »
Mayor Adams hits Biden on migrant crisis, says NYC is 'paying for a national problem'The mayor said the $30.5 million federal grant the city received this month is not enough to help all of the asylum seekers who have arrived in New York over the last year.
Read more »